“Not true. Connor is Thomas’s son and I let him live with me.”
“That’s why you’re going to extend me the same courtesy.”
“I am, am I?”
Ahrun unfolded from the couch, skirting the coffee table and sauntering toward me. “This will be good for us. For the both of us.”
“No, it won’t, because I never agreed to this.”
I was talking to thin air.
“Unbelievable.”
I hadn’t even heard the door opening and closing to herald his departure.
“That man is terrifying.” Deborah pushed off the couch. “Is he really moving in with us?”
“Not if I have anything to say about it.” I strode to the front door, yanking it open. “He’s gone.”
I left it ajar as I stalked back to the living room where Deborah was waiting.
“Connor is finished with his date already?” she asked.
“You knew about that?”
She gave me a surprised look. “You didn’t?”
I pressed my lips together, unwilling to answer. Then I didn’t have to because Connor’s entrance took all of her attention.
“What happened?” Deborah exclaimed as Connor headed for the couch, half carrying the nearly unconscious Fae. Inaraperched on Connor’s shoulder, her face grim as she stared at the twin.
“We found them in the woods being hunted by Lucies,” I explained.
Connor was none too gentle as he dropped the Fae. By some miracle, he landed on the couch cushions instead of the floor.
Inara slid down Connor’s arm, hopping onto the coffee table.
Uncertainty showed on Deborah’s face. “Lucies?”
“She means the Luigseach,” Connor answered.
The confusion in her expression showed she was no clearer on who they were then I’d been.
“What did Ahrun want?” Connor asked.
I hesitated, sharing a look with Deborah. How did I put this?
“He seems to be under the impression that he’s moving in with us,” I explained reluctantly.
Connor’s face went blank. “I am not okay with that.”
I barked out a laugh. “Welcome to the club.”
The problem was I wasn’t sure I could stop this.
“We could move,” I offered.
Connor shook his head. “If he can reach out to you telepathically, it means your bond is still intact. He’ll be able to track us to our next lair.”
